Penston family name history and map
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Penston in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named Penston in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 23 men.
Counties with Penston in Ireland
The Penstons were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 52.6% of them (30 people). Next came Wicklow (16) and Wexford (11).
Penston average age in 1911
The average Penston in 1911 was 34.0 years old, 35.8 for men and 32.8 for women; noticeably older than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Penston literacy in 1911
Of the Penstons whose literacy was recorded, 78.8% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 21.2% could do neither. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Penston common first names
The most common male names were Michael (6), James, John, Bernard and George. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Elizabeth, Bridget, Julia and Mary Kate.
Penston occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Penston's census form was "Scholar"; 14% (8) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.8%), general labourer (7%), domestic servant (5.3%) and sailor / dock worker (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.5% of all Penstons, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Penston?
Penstons were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.2% of them.
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Penston statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 34
Penston in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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